Railway locomotive terminal



, s. ons. RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE TERMINA L.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 1- FILED APR. 17 W22.

Jan. 9, 1.923.

. S. OTIS.

RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE TERMINAL.

4 SHEETSSHEET 2.

FILED APR. I7, 1922- a u a *5 UrEiUSK RN m Patented .lan. d, 1923.

snares snares raises) SPENCER OTIS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RAILWAY LOCCMOTIVE TERMINAL.

Application filed April 17, 1922; Serial No. 553,622.

To all m hom it may concern Be it' known that l, SPENCER One, a citizenof the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of CookandSta-te oi lllinois, have invented certain new and use i'ulImprovements in Railway Locomotive Terminals, of which the following isa specification. 1

This invention relates to a railway locomotive terminal, and has for itsobject to provide an improved construction and arrangement of locomotivehouses in combination with a main track and branching tracks, wherebystalls of the locomotive houses may be rendered independently accessiblefrom the main track, and which per- 1 mits the performance of thenecessary serv ice to locomot1ves occupying said stalls and the returnof the locomotives to service as soon as completed without obstructingthev routing of one locomotive by another; also to provide a plant ofthis kind of large capacity with minimum occupancy of land area.

In locomotive roundhouses or houses constructed upon arcs of circles anddependent upon a turn table for delivery of locomotives to therespective stalls, much time is lost in getting a large numberoi'locou'iotives into the different stalls over a single track ofapproach and single turn table. It has been proposed to substituteelongated .or quadrilateral locomotive roundhouses, but these generallyinvolve large land area for the field of trackage required to gainaccess thereto.

Now, the present invention provides for the use of elongatedlocomotivehouses, but, by giving them special position, reduces to a minimum theland area required for trackage, brings them into a relation which greatly economizes in the useof fixed equipment for treatment of locomotives,and permits locomotive supplying and treating appara tus, as well asother adjunctive equipment,

to be located in such spaces as are unavoidably defined by theparticular locations selected for the houses and their trackage.

The underlying principle of the invention consists in positioning anelongated locomotive'house, or preferably a pair of such houses,.in theangle or angles defined between the main track and a perpendicularthereto, with the house diverging from both the main track and theperpendicular, so that stalls arranged across a house may have meanslocomotive in a direction away from the perpendicular;

the triangular space defined between the house orhouses with the1rfields of trackage and the proximate portion of the main track beingoccupied by locomotive reversing replenishing means such.

as a coaling andsanding station, boiler washing plant, a power house,etc., while the internal angular space between the houses is availablethrough an extension of the reversing track for occupancy by a house orhouses appurtenant or adjunctive to the locomotive houses; and theangular or divergent relation of the locomotive houses beingparticularly appropriate to the location of additional houses lyingparallel thereto, and ailording continuations of railroad stalls andaccommodation for locomotive treating equipment in addition to thatinstalled in the houses first named.

In order that the invention may be fully understood, the preferred and amodified embodiment thereof are illustrated in the accompanying.drawings.

in said drawings Figure 1 is a schematic view of a locomotive terminallayout embodying the several features of the invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through a series of parallellocomotive houses that enter lnto the plan of Figure l; and

Figure 3 is a View similar to Figure 1 showing modifications in some ofthe details.

lugure -lshows a modification.

Lrepresents a main track connected for the arrival and departure oflocomotives from opposite directions. 2, 2, represent elongated orquadrilateral locomotive houses provided with a series of tracks 3extending transversel thereof in series, and in such number as may benecessary to care for all the locomotives or a railroad division that itmay be desired to accommodate at one a time.

According to the present invention, houses 2 are located at asubstantial angle to the main track 1 and also at a substantial angle toa perpendicular to said main track, which may be represented by thetrack 4, hereinafter referred to; that is to say, each house 2, or butone thereof it but a single house he used, is placed to one side of themain track and to a perpendicular thereto, with its longitudinaldimension diverging from both the main track and said perpendicular.Each stall 3 in a house 2 is connected by a spur track 5 with the maintrack,l,and these spur tracks curve into merger with'the main track 1 ina direction away trom the perpendicular 4:.

A number of advantagesiaccrue from the number of stalls withinthe-available longitudinal dimension of the house; and it leaves spacesfor adjunctive or appurtenant buildings, equipment, and apparatus withminimuinincrease of land area, the particular form of space left betweenthe proximate end of the house and its trackage and the'portion oi"- themain track adjacent the perpendicular l or between the main track andcorresponding ends of both houses, being especially adapted toaccommodate locomotive reversing means, such, for instance, as the'Yortriangular reversing trackage' 6, the cinder disposalplant 7, boilerwashing plant 8, power plant 9, and coaling and sanding station 10 withits tracks 11;

The perpendicular 4: will preferably be a track which constitutes anextension of the reversing Y, 6, and this may also have an extension 4which bisects the. angle of the reversing Y to give access to cinderdisposal pit 7. Locatedalongside of the track t or its connected sidinga be a store house 12 with platform 13. This may enter between theinterior angle formed by the two 1 connection.

ditionfto the houses 2 others, such as the houses 2 with economizing ofspace.

Pipes 13, 14- from the'boiler washing plant 8 pass longitudinally intothe houses 2, being especially adapted by their location for such The Y6 is adapted to occupy thetriangular spaces between the proximate endsoft thehouses and the main track, being made to substantially conformthereto, The base of this triangular reversing arrange ment thusparallels the main track. In adhouse 15, having a bay 15 containingsmall crane 16, and a bay 15 containing large cranes 17, 18, as well asthe house 19 containing machine crane 20 and machine shop equipment 21,will preferably be located along that'side .01" one of the houses 2which is remote from the main track 1, parallel to house 2 on the sameside of the perpen-' diculara therewith, and having trackage 3 incontinuation or" the tracltage 3 so that the locomotive maybe advancedto within reach, successively, of the various apparatus to be used inworking upon Qther buildings, such as the building 22 containing boilermachinery, buildings 28, 24, for stor age, and building 25 foradditional shop facilities, may be'disposed in convenient re- ;lation tothe buildings already named to fahouses 2 and'the trackjl, as alreadydescribed.-

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the houses 2 inFigures 1 and 3 are located as sectors of a circle; that themain tracklies outside of this circle-parallel'to a tangent thereto at a radiuswhich divides the two houses; and that the branch tracks, curving fromthe main track toward the houses," enter the outer side walls of thehouses with respect to the center of the circle. In other words, thearrangement of these figures simulates a portion of a roundhouse with"the" main track lying exterior thereto and the branch tracks enteringthe outer sides thereof;

According to Figure 4, a series of houses 2 are distributed alongsidethe main track, in positions with their longitudinal dimensions lying atsubstantal angles to the main track and to perpen diculars thereto; withproximate and remote ends oi adjacent houses lying on opposite sides ofperpendiculars to the track; with branchtracks curving troin' the maintrack toward and extended transversely ot'the several houses; and withthe nearest corners of theends'of the housesvvhich are proximateto themain track located substan'tiallyon the'line 26, 26 which runs throughpoints of curvature in the established curves of all the branch tracks.The result or this arrangement is that the houses are completelysurrounded by light; they are located as close to the main track as ispracticable, thereby occupying as little. lateral space aspossible; andthe arrangement permits. an'indefinite extension of the locomotive.house' facilities.

Figure t involves the further feature of extending the tail of thereversing Y thi -ough a continuation of the curvature ofone side or theY as shown atel, so that it can'be extended to'any length Withoutleaving the immediate vicinity of the terminal'or getting on" of theimmediate right of way and this disposition otthetail or extension ofthe reversing Y permits theglocation of a storage house 12 between itand. the' nearest combination. of a main track, an elongated locomotivehouse positioned adjacent and at an angle to the main tracksubstantially less than a perpendicular thereto, and spur tracksdiverging from the main track and to a perpendicular, a series ofparallel locomotive stalls arranged across the locomotive house, and afield of spur tracks diverging from the main track and merging with saidstalls.

In a railway locomotive terminal, the combinationot' a main track, anelongated locomotive house positioned adjacent the main track with itslongitudinal dimension at substantial angles to the main track and to aperpendicular, a series of parallel locomotive stalls arranged acrossthe engine house, and a field of spur tracks diverging from the maintrack and merging with said stalls; there being between the main trackand the nearer portions of said house and field, means for reversinglocomotives.

4. In a railway locomotive terminal,the combination of a main track, anelongated locomotive house positioned adjacent the main track with itslongitudinal dimension at substantial angles to the main track and i toa perpendicular, a series of parallel locomotive stalls arranged acrossthe engine house, and a field of spur tracks diverging from the maintrack and merging with said stalls; there being between said main trackand the nearer portions or said house and field, means for replenishinglocomotive supplies. i

5. In a railway locomotive terminal, the combination of a main track, anelongated locomotive house positioned adjacent the main track with itslongitudinal dimension at substantial angles to the main track and to aperpendicular, a series of parallel locomotive stalls arranged acrossthe engine house, and a field of spur tracks diverging from the maintraclr and merging with said stalls; there being between said maintraclr and the nearer portions of said house and field, means forreplenishing locomotive supplies, and tracks extending from the maintrack through said replenishing means and back to the main track.

6. In a railway locomotive terminal, the combination of a main track, anelongated locomotive house positioned adjacent the main track with itslongitudinal dimension at substantial angles to the main track and to aperpendicular, ,a series of parallel locomotive stalls arranged acrossthe engine house, and alieldof spur tracks, dlverglng from the maintrack and merging with said stalls; there being between said main trackand the nearer portions of said house and field, means for replenishinglocomotive supplies, and means for reversing locomotives.

7. In a railway locomotive terminal, the combination of a main track, anelongated locomotive house positioned adjacent the main track with itslongitudinal dimension at substantial angles to the main track and to aperpendicular, a series of parallel locomotive stalls arranged acrossthe engine house, and a field of spur tracks diverging from the maintrack and merging with said stalls; there being between said main trackand the near portion of said house and spur I tracks, a boiler washingplant.

8. In a railway locomotive terminal, the combination of a main track, anelongated locomotive house lying with its longitudinal dimensiondiverging from a portion of the main track and from a perpendicularthereto, a series oi locomotive stalls extending across said house, afield of spur tracks ere tending from said stalls toward and curvinginto merger with the portion of the main track from which the housediverges and forming with the proximate portion of said main track asubstantially triangular space, and a triangular reversing trackoccupying said space.

9. In a railway locomotive terminal, the combination of a main track, anelongated locomotive house lyingwith its longitudinal dimensiondiverging from a portion of the main track and from a perpendiculartherea triangular reversing track occupying said space, and locomotivetreating apparatus located within the triangle of said reversing track.

10. In a railway locomotive terminal, the combination of a main track,an elongated locomotive hous lying with its longitudinal dimensiondiverging from a portion of the main traclr and from a perpendicularthereto, a series of locomotive stalls extending across said house, avfield of spur tracks extending from said stalls toward and curving intomerger with the portion of the main track from which the house divergesand forming with the proximate portion of said main track a.substantially triangular space, a triangular reversing track occupyingsaid space, and means for replenishing locomotive supplies related tothe base of said triangle reversing track and adapted to supplylocomotives standing thereon.

11. In a railway locomotiveterminal, a

- and into delivery relation to the traclrage in main track, anelongated locomotive house lying on oneside of said main track in aposition which diverges from the main track and from a perpendicularthereto, locomotive stalls extending across said house, spur tracksextending from said stalls and curved into merger with said main trackin direction away from said perpendicular, saidhouse and spur tracksleaving between them and the proximate portion or said main traclr atriangular space, trackage branching from said main traclr into saidtriangular space, and an ash tunnel extending longitudinally of saidhouse, beneath plurality of stalls tl1913"'1,

said triangular space.-

12. Ina ra1lway locomotive terminal, a main track, anelongated housedisposed to one side of said main track in position to diverge from themain track and from a perpendicular thereto, locomotive stalls extendingacross said house, spur tracks extendlng from said stalls to the maintrack I and merging therewithin a direction away from saidperpendicular, said house and spur tracks leaving between them and the,

proximateportion of the main track a triangular space, and a boilerwashing plant located in said triangular space having pipes enteringlongitudinally into said locomotive house. 7v i 13. In a railwaylocomotive terminal, a main track, an elongated locomotive house locatedon one side of said main track and positioned to diverge from said maintrack and from perpendicular thereto, locomotive stalls extending acrosssaid house,

tracks extending from said. stalls toward.

and merging with said main track in a direction away from saidperpendicular, said house and spur tracks leaving be; tween them and theproximate portion oil:

said main track a trlangular space, a $11 an ular IQVGI'SlD track occuin fl said trit) G b angular space with its base substantially,

parallel to the main track, a traclr bisecting the apex of saidtriangular reversing track and extending into said triangular space, andan ash pit extending longitudinally of the house beneath a plurality ofstalls therein and into service relation to said bisecting track. g

14. In a'railway locomotive terminal, a main track, an elongatedlocomotive house located on one side of said main track and positionedto diverge from said main'traclr and from a perpendicular thereto,locomotive stalls extending across said house, tracks extending fromsaid stalls toward and merging with said main, track in a direction awayfrom said perpendicular, said house and spur tracks leaving between themand the proximate portion of said, main track a triangular space, atriangular reversing track occu' ine saic trian ular sJa-ce with;

cated within said triangular space and in service relation to saidhisecting train 15. In a railway locomotive terminal, a main track, anelongated locomotive house lying on one sideof said maintraclrandpositioned to diverge from the main track and from aperpendicular thereto at the proxiniate end. of said house, locomotivestalls crossing said house, spur tracks extending from said stalls andmerging main track in a direction away from said perpendicular, and anadditional locomotive house parallel to the house first named,contiguous to the side thereof remote from said main track, and lying onthe same side of said perpendicular.

16. In a railway locomotive terminal, a main track, an elongatedlocomotive house lying on one side of said main track and p0- sitionedto diverge from the main track and from perpendicular thereto at theproximate end of said house, locomotive stalls crossing said house, spurtracks extending. from said stalls to-a-nd merging with said main trackin a direction away from said perpendicular, and an additionallocomotive tiguous to the side thereof remote from said main track, andlying onthe same side of said perpendicular; said additional househaving tracks arranged across the same in continuation of the stalls ofsaid first-named house. 7 V

17. In a railway locomotive terminal, a main track, a plurality "orelongated locomotive houses parallelly relatedto each other and.positioned on one side of and at a sulostantial angle to said main trackand to a perpendicular thereto, stalls extending transversely of saidhouses, and spur tracks extending from said stalls and merging with saidmain track in said perpendicular.

18. In a railway locomotive "terminal, a main track, a plurality orelongated locomotive houses parallelly related to each other andpositioned on one side of and at a substantial angle to said main trackand to aperpendicular thereto, stalls extending transversely of saidhousesfand spurtracks extending from said stalls and merging with withsaid direction away from menses perpendicular thereto, stalls extendingtransversely of said houses, and spur tracks extending from said stallsand merging with said main track in a-direction away from saidperpendicular; said houses being, respectively, equipped for successivetreatments oi locomotives, and the last house in the series constitutinga machine shop lying beyond and having communication with the respectivestalls.

20. In a locomotive terminal, the coinbination of a main track, a pairof elongated locomotive houses lying on opposite sides'of aperpendicular to said main track, in positions diverging from saidperpendicular and from the portions of the main track extendingoppositely from said perpendicular, av series of locomotive stallsarranged across each house. and spur tracks extending from the stallsot' the respective houses toward the adjacent main track portions andthen curving into merger with the latter in direc tions away from saidperpendicular.

21. In a locomotive teri'ninal, the combination ol a main track, a pairof elongated locomotive houses lying on opposite sides of aperpendicular to said main track, in positions diverging from saidperpendicular and from the portions of the main track extending0ppositely from said perpendicular, a series of locomotive stallsarranged across each house, and spur tracks extending from the stalls ofthe respective houses toward the adjacent main track portions and thencurving into merger with the latter in directions away from saidperpendicular; said houses and spur tracks leaving between theirproximate ends and. said main track a triangular space; and saidtriangular space being equipped. with locomotive reversing means.

22. In a locomotive terminal, the combination of a main track, a pair ofelongated locomotive houses lying on opposite sides of a perpendicularto said main track, in positions diverging from said perpendicular andfrom the portions of the main track extending oppositely from. saidperpendicular, a series of locomotive stalls arranged across each house,and spur tracks extending from the stalls of the respective housestoward the adjacent main track portions and then curving into mergerwith the latter in directions away from said perpendicular; said housesand spur tracks leaving between their proximate ends and said main tracka triangular space; said triangular space being equipped with locomotivereversing means; said houses forming between their ends remote from saidmain track an interior angle; said reversing track being extended intosaid interior angle; and an appurtenant house heing located along saidtrack extension in said. interior angle.

2:3.In a railway locomotive terminal, a main track, an elongatedlocomotive house located on one side of said main track and positionedto diverge from the main track and from a perpendicular theretoextending past the proximate end of said locomotive house, anappurtenant house located in the angle between said locomotive house andsaid perpendicular, and trackage diverging from said main track past theproximate end of the locomotive house and into service relation withsaid appurtenant house.

Qel. In a locomotive terminal, a main track, locomotive housessymmetrically disposed with relation to said main track, a revels ing2'' between said houses and the. main track, a locomotive supplyingstation located between the reversing i and the main track, and branchtracks extending from the main track transversely into the houses; thetrackage being arranged to permit locomotives in either house to proceedby forward running past the supplying station.

25. In a locomotive terminal plant, elongated locomotive hous disposedas sectors of a circle, a main track disposed external of and parallelto a tangent of said. circle and a radius thereof lying between thehouses,

and branch tracks from said main track extending into sides of therespective houses remote from the center of the circle.

26. In a locomotive terminal plant, a main track, and a series ofelongated locomotive houses distributed alongside the main track, eachat a substantial angle to the main track and to a perpendicular thereto,with the proximate ends of the several houses adjacent the remote endsof antecedent houses and on opposite sides of perpendiculars to the maintrack, and branch tracks curving from the main track toward andextending transversely of the houses.

27. In a locomotive terminal plant, a main track, and a series ofelongated locomotive houses distributed alongside the main track, eachat a substantial angle to the main track and to a perpendicular thereto,with the proximate ends of the several houses adjacent the remote endsof antecedent houses and. on opposite sidesof perpendiculars to the maintrack, and branch tracks curving from. the main track toward andextending transversely of the houses; the proximate ends of the housescoinciding substantially with the point of curvature and the establishedcurve of said main tracks.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois,

of April, 1922.

SPENCER OTIS.

this 11th day

